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McAfee says it's uncovered the biggest hack in history with Operation Shady RAT, in which at least 70 governments and businesses around the world were breached. At Naked Security, expert Graham Cluley isn't quite ready to join the frenzied coverage. "To be honest, there's nothing particularly surprising in McAfee's report to those of us who have an interest in computer security," he writes. (Ditto for Dan Rowinski at ReadWriteWeb.) One big caveat is that the McAfee report doesn't say "precisely what information was stolen from the targeted organizations, and how many computers at each business were affected," writes Cluley. It's tough to call it the "biggest hack ever" without knowing that. As for blaming China: Probably not a bad bet, but what government isn't spying via the Internet?

Both bloggers note that McAfee released its report just in time to grab headlines as the BlackHat security conference gets under way in Vegas. But even if Operation Shady RAT is a bit over-hyped, it still offers security lessons to organizations, adds Cluley. As Arik Hesseldahl at AllThingsD writes, "How did these attacks happen? It's very simple: Someone at the target organization received an email that looked legitimate, but which contained an attachment that wasn’t."

I've never trusted McAfee though, they're absolutely horrible, I left my computer on one day when I was 'protected' under McAfee, and when I came back, my fridge was empty, someone stapled my bedsheets and blankets to the ceiling of my bedroom, and ever since then, whenever I try to type in an instant message box and press enter to send, a sound plays really loudly that says "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!". Don't use McAfee... or Norton for that matter, they're both "Shady RAT's". Use Comodo.